| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Swedish |
| Meaning | She-wolf |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ulf |
Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old Swedish female given name. It is the female form of the masculine given name Ulf and is one of the earliest names to appear in documents.[1] The name has increased in popularity and become internationally known because of the mother of Vicky the Viking. Ylva is also a character in The Long ShipsorRed Orm (original Swedish: Röde Orm) by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson[citation needed] and Vinland SagabyMakoto Yukimura.
Women bearing the name include:
This article is based on a translation of the German Wikipedia article.
